Dwarf Fortress creator Tarn Adams is as tired of genAI in the industry as anyone else, and is pretty set on never using it

Another day of news, another day in which I find something genAI - related to write about while sighing. But, lo and behold, for once, it isn't a case of a company shifting gears to prioritise AI usage over paying workers, or a studio tucking its tail between its legs admitting 'yes, we used it, but we hoped you wouldn't notice', but instead a developer loudly and happily rejecting it. Rejoice!

Dwarf Fortress ' Tarn Adams, in an interview with GamesIndustry.biz (thanks!), laid out his feelings on the tech pretty clearly. He's aware and empathetic for it as an epidemic sweeping through the…